Text Box: Lewisham Local History Society. Meetings are held on Fridays mainly at The Methodist Church Hall, Albion Way, SE13. starting at 7.45pm. Visitors are welcome-donations invited at meetings. Full access for people with disabilities. Here are the details of the remaining programme for 2009. 17th July Sex and Scandal in Sydenham Steve Grindley August No meeting 25th September The Penns of Lewisham Richard Hartree 30th October The Promised Land: The Lure of South London Len Reilly 27th November London’s Postal History Brian Bloice 11th December Six Centuries of Christian Art at St Margaret’s, Lee. Sir Ian Mills

Green Chain Walk Walking Festival

This will be Saturday 12th September-Sunday 20th September.

The best place to get details of this nine-day event is to go to the website www.greenchain.com although details of this years event are not posted there yet.

Lewisham Peoples Day. Saturday 11th July.  12noon-7.00pm

In Mountsfield Park, Catford

This is a fun day and is extremely well policed. A variety of food and craft stalls as well as clothes, jumble, plants, charity groups, fashion shows, children’s activities, sports and other amusements. Music plays much of the time and there are usually varied dance displays. It is a good afternoon’s free entertainment. 

Text Box: Local Groups and Events. Text Box: Bromley Healthy Walks. There are regular Tuesday walks in BPP from the car park outside the mansion meeting at 9.45am.The walk leader is Michael Corrigan. These are free, just turn up and join in. Michael also leads a regular Friday walk in Crystal Palace Park meeting at the Crystal Palace Information Centre at 9.45am.